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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pollex /ˈpɒlɛks/

▶noun (pl. pollices /-lɪsiːz/) Anatomy & Zoology the innermost digit of a forelimb, especially the thumb in primates.

– origin C19: from L., lit. ‘thumb or big toe’.

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